On May 27, 2015, the day of Fudan’s 110th anniversary, a ceremony was held at Yifu Science and Technology Building of Fudan University to mark Oceanwide Foundation’s donation of 150 million yuan to Fudan University.

The fund will be used for constructing a new building for the School of Economics, establishing an advanced institute of finance, and encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship among Fudan students.

Prof. Xu Ningsheng, president of Fudan University, thanked Mr. Lu Zhiqiang, founder and chairman of China Oceanwide Holdings Group and member of the board of trustees of Fudan University, for Oceanwide Foundation’s consistent support to Fudan University. Mr. Lu Zhizhuang, president of the Board of Supervision at Oceanwide, said in his speech that Oceanwide, which has been shouldering social responsibilities in line with the principle of “from the society and for the society”, values the long-term relationship between the company and Fudan, and will, in the 10 years to come, fully support Fudan’s effort to build itself into a top university in the world and the school’s effort to become a top economics school in the world. Prof. Zhang Jun, dean of the School of Economics, thanked Oceanwide for its support to the school, and briefed everyone present about the school’s plan for its disciplines, especially that of the finance discipline.

The donation agreement was signed by Prof. Feng Xiaoyuan, vice president of Fudan University and legal representative of Fudan University Education Development Foundation, and Mr. Yu Zheng, executive director of Oceanwide. Prof. Zhu Zhiwen, chancellor of Fudan University, awarded the donation certificate to Mr. Lu Zhizhuang.